The death of a Nunavut polar bear biologist in Sunday’s helicopter crash is called ‘a tremendous loss’
Markus Dyck, the Nunavut Department of Environment’s senior polar bear biologist, was one of three people killed in the crash near Resolute Bay.
The death of a leading Nunavut polar bear biologist, Markus Dyck, in a helicopter crash on Sunday near Resolute Bay, is a “tremendous loss and a sad, sad day for polar bear research,” says his close friend, Harvey Lemelin, a professor at Lakehead University.
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